Civilian Conservation Corps Cabin on Mauna Kea

This Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Cabin is one of seven that were built around Mauna Kea in the 1930s. The CCC was a public work relief program to create jobs during the Great Depression. It focused on the conservation of resources on government-owned lands.

The seven cabins on Mauna Kea were used by crews working on the construction of sheep-proof fencing. The goal was to remove sheep from parts of Mauna Kea in order to protect the high-elevation dry forest which was rapidly being destroyed.

This cabin is just above the Palila Forest Discovery Trail on the southwest slopes of Mauna Kea.

Posted in response to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge on the theme of ‘Work.’ See more responses here.

2 thoughts on “Civilian Conservation Corps Cabin on Mauna Kea”

I always believed the CCC was an excellent work program born out of the Depression and so interesting to see these cabins in Hawaii, especially since it was not a state yet. Always grateful to the forward thinking government and administrations of old, Oh and it’s a really nice photo with the colors!